Tag:colorado law
History
The History of Plain Language in Colorado Law
Plain language efforts date back to a 1990s movement to eliminate “legalese” and bring lawyers and their clients closer together.
History
The Case Law Behind DNA Tests
The Colorado Supreme Court in 1993 weighed in for the first time in the state about the admissibility of certain DNA evidence. Just two...
History
Cruel and Unusual?
After Jesus Gutierrez was convicted of felony menacing and unlawful use of an incendiary device in the commission of a felony, he was adjudicated...
Corporate Counsel Insight
Unprecedented Ouster at NLRB a Sign of Things to Come
It has been a dramatic few weeks at the National Labor Relations Board. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden fired Trump-appointed...
News
Gross Reservoir Expansion Proposal Presents Water Demand, Environmental Concerns
“In the West, when you touch water, you touch everything.” Legend has it that Wayne Aspinall, the congressman who represented Colorado’s Western Slope during...
News
Law Students Back on Campus
School is back in session at Colorado’s law schools, which includes a return to at least partial in-person instruction after an abrupt switch to...
Courts
Satellite Trade Secrets Defendant Countersues for Conspiracy
In December, San Francisco startup Capella Space launched the first satellite in its planned “constellation,” a first-of-its-kind array that could provide on-demand imaging from...
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Opinion
Prenuptial Agreements: From Taboo to Mainstream
When I first started practicing in the late 1990s, prenuptial agreements — prenups — were taboo. Part of this was likely because I was...
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